9.Let’s leave the prawns to cook now. If you are preserving this, you need to ensure that once you bottle the balchao, there should be oil floating above the contents. The oil acts as a seal and the Balchao can be easily stored in the fridge.

10.The prawns are fully cooked now. You can now enjoy this delicious Balchao with some piping hot rice or rotis! Since balchao resembles pickling, you can even prepare these days in advance and it doesn’t need any reheating.